WEBVTT IN THE PENALTY PHASE OF THETRIAL TOMORROW.ERIN: NEW INFORMATION ON A CHILDSEX ABUSE CASE OUT OF SANTA CRUZCOUNTY.DOCTOR JAMES KOHUT, A LOCALBRAIN SURGEON, FACED A JUDGE FORTHE FIRST TIME TODAYHE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITHFELONIES.NOVELIST HAS GROWN TO 10.-- NOW THE LIST HAS GROWN TO 10.>> HE HAS SPENT HIS LIFE SAVINGLIVES.I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY,THE EVIDENCE WILL SHOW THE THATIS NOT TRUE.PHIL: DESPITE HIS MEDICALBACKGROUND, HE FACES DISTURBINGSEXUAL CHARGES AGAINST CHILDREN HE'S ACCUSED OF TEN CHILDMOLESTATION COUNTS INCLUDING,SIX COUNTS OF SEXUAL ACTSINVOLVING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGEOF AND 4 COUNTS OF FORCIBLE LEWD10.ACTS ON A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN.>> IF CONVICTED, EACH AS A LIFECRIME.THE REMAINING CHARGES.IF CONVICTED, EACH ONE OF THOSEHAS A SEPARATE TEN-YEARSENTENCE.PHIL: THE DOCTOR ISN'T ALONE.FORMER ICU NURSE RASHEL BRANDONIS CHARGED WITH 8 COUNTS OFSEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN SHE HAS ALREADY PLEADED NOTGUILTY.ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS SHEFILED FOR DIVORCE FROM HERHUSBAND IN APRIL AND IS SEEKINGCUSTODY OF HER CHILDREN.A COURT DATE IS SCHEDULED FOROCTOBER.CAITLIN: A THIRD WOMAN, EMILYSTEPHENS WAS ARRESTED MAY 12.IN ARIZONA.SHE'S CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OFSEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN THE PROSECUTION SAYS EMILYSTEVENS REMAINS IN A PIMACOUNTY JAIL AND IS FIGHTINGEXTRADITION BACK TO CALIFORNIA.>> WE ANTICIPATE GETTING HERE ASSOON AS POSSIBLE.PHIL: KOHUT WAS EMPLOYED BY THEPALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION BUTPERFORMED SURGERIES AT DOMINICANHOSPITAL.HE HAS FACED DISCIPLINARY ACTIONIN THE PAST. AS WORD HAS SPREAD ABOUT HISINVOLVEMENT IN A CHILDMOLESTATION CASE, PEOPLEINCLUDING FORMER HOSPITALEMPLOYEES HAVE VOICED CONCERNSON SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMENTED ONKOHUT'S BEHAVIOR AT DOMINICAN HOSPITAL.THIS FORMER EMPLOYEE OFDOMINICAN HOSPITAL SAYS HEWORKED CLOSELY WITH DR KOHUT THIS IS A COMPLETE, UTTERSHOCK TO US.IF ANYBODY EVER KNEW HE WASBEING INDICTED FOR CHILDMOLESTATION, THE BALL WOULD HAVEFALLEN ON THE GUY.PHIL: ACCORDING TO A SPOKESWOMAN FROM THE MEDICAL BOARD OFUNTIL CONVICTED -- OFCALIFORNIA, UNTIL CONVICTED,THESE CHARGES WILL NOT AFFECTKOHUT'S MEDICAL CREDENTIALS ERIN: AND WATSONVILLE POLICEWILL BE RELEASING MUCH MOREINFORMATION ON THISINVESTIGATION TOMORROW IN APRESS CONFERNCE AT 1:00.WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU LIVE ONOUR WEB SITE JUST USE YOURCOMPUTER OR SMART PHONE ANDWATCH IT ON KSBW.COM.AND WE DID RECEIVE A NEWSTATEMENT FROM DOMINICANHOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON.THEY SAY, WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENEDBY THESE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS,AND REMAIN STEADFAST IN OURCOMMITMENT TO PROVIDINGHIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE